Oiler



TATES UNITE OlLER.

SSPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 372,634, datedNovember 1, 1887.

Application filed June 29, 1887.

T0 aZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, ANDREW Moves, of Lawrence, in the county of Essex,State of Massachusetts, have invented a certain new and usefulImprovement in Oilers, of which the following isadescriptionsufficiently full, clear, and exact to enable any person skilled in theart or science to which said invention appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part ofthis specification, in which Figure l is a side elevation of an ordinaryoiler of this character, a portion of the body being represented asremoved to expose the valve mechanism and the nose or spout broken off;Fig. 2, a side elevation of my improved oiler, and Fig. 3 a sectionalside elevation of the same.

Like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the drawings,(excepting Fig. 1.)

My improvement relates to that class of hand-oilers which are providedwith valves; and it consists in a novel construction and arrangement ofparts, as hereinafter more fully set forth and claimed, the object beingto produce a more effective and otherwise desirable article of thischaracter than is now in ordinary use.

In oilers of this class, as sometimes constructed, (see Fig. 1,) thevalve stem is mounted in bearings at the outer and inner ends, itscentral portion being left entirely unsupported. This construction is,however, very objectionable, for the reason that when the body of theoiler (which is usually composed of tin or sheet metal) becomes bruisedor bent in use the valve-stem will bind in its bearings and the valve berendered inoperative.

My improvement is designed to obviate this and other objections; and tothat end I make use of means which will be readily understood by allconversant with such matters from the following explanation.

In Fig. 1, A represents the body, 13 the valve-stem, g the spout ornose, and w the handle.

The valve-stem is mounted in abearing, m, at its. upper end and abearing, 2', at its lower end, these bearings being secured firmly inthe Serial No. 242,836. (No model.)

Walls of the body A. A framework, (1, is secured at w to the lowerportion of the body A, opposite the spout g, and there is a cross-bar,f, attached to the stem B, which rests on the side pieces of theframe-work d, and is designed to keep the stem from revolving. Athumb-piece, 'I", is disposed on the upper end of the stem B, and on itslower end there is a conical valve, Z, a seat for said valve beingformed in the end of the bearing Acoiled spring, 12, is disposed aroundthe body of the stem B, one end of said spring abutting against theframe work (I and the other against a fixed collet, 6, said springacting expansively to keep the valve Z closed.

The foregoing description applies to the ordinary oiler shown in Fig. 1,in which it will be seen that no protection is afforded the valve-stem,and no means provided for preventing it from binding or cramping in itsbearings when the body of the oiler becomes bent or bruised to such anextent as to throw said bearings out of alignment.

In Figs. 2 and 3, which illustrate my improved oiler, 0 represents thebody, D the nose or spout, E the handle, and H the valvestem.

Atube, J, is disposed diagonally in the body of the can, the lower end,h, of said tube passing through the wall of said body opposite the innerend of the spout D, where it is secured by an oiltightjoinaj, the upperend of said tube'projecting through the opposite wall of the body, whereit is secured by an oil-tight joint, 8, immediately above the handle E.The valve-stem H is fitted to work in the tube J, its upper end beingprovided with a thumbpiece, y, and its lower end with a valve, .2, forwhich a seat is formed in the lower end of the tube J, said tube openinginto the spout D, as shown in Fig. 3. An elongated transverse slot, 7;,is formed in the tube J, and inserted in the stem H there is a pin, '6,which works in said slot. A coiled spring, 12, is disposed around thebody of the tube J, one end of said spring abutting against the joint j01' wall of the body 0 and the other against said pin, said springacting expansively to keep the valve .2 closed.

In the use of my improved oiler the handle E is grasped in the hand andthe thumb placed on the thumb-piece y, the stem H being forced downwardand the valve 2 opened. When the valveis opened,the oil in the body 0passes through the slot k in the tube J and through the lower end ofsaid tube into the spout D, and after a sufficient quantity has been letinto the spout-the thumb-piece g is released, thereby permitting thespring 1) to close the valve and stop the flow of oil, in'a manner whichwill be readily obvious without a more explicit description. Thevalve-stem H being mounted in a stout tube, which extends entirelyacross the body of the oiler, one end terminating in the spout D and theother protrading above the handle E, as described, it will be obviousthat the body of the oiler may be bent or battered to almost any extentin use without causing the stem H to bind or interi'ering with theproper working of the valve 2.

Having thus explained my invention, what I claim is 1. In an oiler ofthe character described, the combination of the followinginstrumentalities, to wit: a body for containing the oil,

which the oil may pass on its way to the valve,

substantially as described.

2. In an oiler of the character described, the body 0, providedwith thehandle E and spout D, the tube J, provided with the slot 7c, thevalve-stem H, provided with the valve 2, thumb-piece y, and pin 70, andthe spring '0, constructed, combined, and arranged to operatesubstantial] y as described.

ANDREW MOYES. 1

Witnesses:

CHARLES U. BELL, FRANK I-I. SAUNDERS.

